Reduce, Reuse and

Recycle
(3R)
Environmental Friendly
Practices With
Waste Management!
• Think about this three ways:-
– Reduce the amount of the Earth's resources that
we use.
– Reuse Don't just bin it, could someone else make
use of it?
– Recycle Can the materials be made into
something new?
 How You Can Help?
• By learning about and PRACTICING
the three R's of waste management:
Reduce, reuse and recycle!
• Practicing all three of these activities
every day is important for a healthy
environment.
• Decisions in making our world a safe and
healthy place.
 Reduce
• Reduce: to make something smaller or use
less, resulting in a smaller amount of waste.
• "Source reduction" is reducing waste before
you purchase it, or by purchasing products that
are not wasteful in their packaging or use.
• A key part of waste "reduction" is
"conservation" - using natural resources
wisely, and using less than usual in order
avoid waste.
• You can reduce the amount of waste you
create by choosing what rubbish you throw
away. This can be easy and fun - just follow
the simple guidelines to reduce your waste at
home, school or work.
 What to buy and How to use it?
• Crush Shopping
Waste reduction starts at the supermarket. By making
slight alterations to your shopping list you can
significantly reduce the amount of waste created in and
around the home.
 Goods
• Buy only what you need
Reduce unnecessary waste by avoiding those pointless
purchases. Items that rarely get used can be borrowed
or shared with others.
Plastic Bottles
• Buy products that can be reused
Buy bottles instead of cans. Items such as this create
very little waste, as they don’t have to be thrown away
after they have been used just once.
• Buy all-purpose household cleaner
Instead of buying many different ones for each cleaning
role.
Packaging
• Buy products with little packaging
So that less packaging ends up in your rubbish bin. For
those items you use regularly, buy them in bulk instead
of in smaller amounts. This will save you money as well
as reduce waste.
Teddy
• Sell or give away unwanted items
Reduce waste by donating unwanted items to family,
friends or neighbours. You could even sell your
possessions in a sale and earn some extra cash.
Unwanted Mail/Letter
• Reduce paper waste by cancelling unwanted mail
You can unsubscribe to many national mailing lists by
contacting them.
 Think Before You Throw
• Crush Throwing
Many of the items that you would normally consider as
rubbish could be used for other purposes. So instead of
throwing items away, reduce waste by using them for
other roles.
 Mail
• Papers and envelopes
Can used as scrap paper in making notes.
Cardboard Box
• Cardboard, Newspaper and Bubble Wrap
Can be used as packing materials. Packaging products,
such as foil and egg cartons, can be used for art projects
in schools and nurseries.

Jars and Pots

Can be used as small containers to store odds and ends.

Plastic and Paper Bags

Can be reused in the shops, used as bin bags around the
house or as wrapping paper.
 Reuse
• Reuse: to use again or more than once
• Reuse materials and items so that they have
longer life spans and don’t get thrown away
after the first use.
• Many items found around the home can be
used for different purposes.
• So before you throw those items away, think
about how they can be reused.
 How to reuse those everyday bits
and pieces?
• Carrier bags and twist ties
Carrier bags can be reused in the shops or as
bin bags around the house. Paper bags make
useful wrapping paper and twist ties can be
used to secure loose items together, such as
computer wires.
• Envelopes
By sticking labels over the address you can
reuse envelopes. Alternatively, old envelopes
can be used as scrap paper to make notes on.

• Jars and pots

Can use them as small containers to store odds
and ends.
• Newspaper, cardboard and bubble wrap
Make useful packing material when moving
house or to store items.
• Old clothes
Can be made into other textile items such as
cushion covers.
• Scrap paper
Can be used to make notes and sketches. Don't
forget to recycle it when you no longer need it.
• Tyres
Old tyres can be given to your local petrol
station where they will be recycled. Or you
could make a tyre-swing by tying a strong
rope around a tyre and attaching it to a tree.

• Used wood
Can be used in woodcrafts for making objects
such as a spice rack or a bird table.
Alternatively it could be used as firewood.
 Useful Tips
• Donate Old Clothes and Books
Other people can reuse your unwanted clothes and
books when you donate them to charity shops.
• Rechargeable Batteries
Can be reused many times before they need throwing
away, opposed to regular batteries that create
unnecessary waste.
• Grass Cycling
After mowing your lawn, leave them in your garden.
The nutrients from the cuttings go back into the soil
and act as a fertilizer.
 Recycle
• Recycle: to convert materials/waste into
reusable material
• Landfills are full of items that could be
recycled.
• Recycling puts objects through a process that
allows them to be used again.
 BENEFITS OF Recycle

• Recycling reduces the need for land filling and

incineration
• Recycling prevents pollution
• Recycling saves energy
• Recycling decreases emissions of greenhouse
gases that contribute to global climate change
• Recycling conserves natural resources
• Recycling helps sustain the environment for
future generations
Recycle
Brown- Glass
Blue- Paper
Orange-
Aluminium and
Plastic
Bottles